2011 the airport, city, and township received Next Michigan Development Corporation — or aerotropolis — designation from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation Strategic Fund board. The Port Lansing Global Logistics Center, a $6 million cargo warehouse and cross-docking facility, opened in October 2012. The logistics center, located in a commerce park at the southeast end of the airport, functions as a freight consolidation center, foreign trade zone, and an import/export incubator. In March 2013, EMO Trans Customized Global Logistics opened a logistics office and warehouse operation at the logistics center. The operation is the region's first freight forwarder and customs broker. In November 2013, Niowave, Inc. announced plans to build a $202 million medical isotope and radiopharmaceutical production facility in the Next Michigan Development zone at the airport. Transportation Capital Region International Airport has three runways, the longest of which is long. Port Lansing is accessible by road from Grand River Avenue to the south (main entrance), Airport Road from the west, and DeWitt Road from the east. The Port is close to freeways I-69 (exits 84, 85), I-96 (exit 90), I-496 (exit 3), and US 127 (exit 82B). From downtown Lansing, drivers can follow westbound Business Loop I-96 (BL I-96) to the Port and airport. CATA Bus Route 14 runs between Port Lansing and downtown Lansing. To get to East Lansing or the Michigan State University campus, riders may transfer from the Lansing downtown end of Route 14 onto Route 1, Route 4, or Route 15. The CSX Plymouth Subdivision railway is located at the south end of the airport. The railway runs from Grand Rapids to Detroit. See also Airport of Entry List of free ports Capital Region International Airport References External links Port Lansing at Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Foreign Trade Zone No. 275 at Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce Capital Region International Airport Lansing at U.S. Customs and Border Protection 2008 establishments in Michigan Economy of Lansing, Michigan Transportation in Clinton County, Michigan Transportation in Ingham County, Michigan Transportation in Lansing, Michigan